by Janet Dickelman
Are you ready for the 2025 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention?
Zoom-only sessions will be held Thursday, June 26 through Saturday, June 28. Then join us in Dallas in-person or virtually, Friday, July 4 through Thursday, July 10. For more information, visit https://www.acb.org/2025-convention-theme-big-dreams-bold-ideas.
If you would like to receive continuing education units, here is all the information you will need.
Procuring continuing education units or professional development hours is easy. Registration for the conference and convention will open in May. Discover an amazing array of programs that carry CE and PD hours by visiting acbconvention.org beginning in April. As convention registration approaches, CE and PD sessions will be updated frequently. CE sessions will also be listed in the official conference program or by subscribing to the acbconvention email list as they become available.
To earn continuing education units and professional development hours, you must register for the conference and convention by logging into your member account at members.acb.org and purchasing the number of flex credits you think you will need. When you attend a CE session, a unique code will be announced at the beginning of each session, and another unique code will be announced at the end of the session. Make note of these codes, as well as the session title, date and time, as you will need to include this information when you submit your assessment. If you attend more programs and presentations than you anticipate, just submit reports for all sessions, and we will contact you for any additional payment.
By logging into your member site (members.acb.org), you will complete an online assessment and evaluation form for each session or program you attend. There is no longer a deadline for submission of your assessments. Once ACB has validated your assessments, you can log into your member site to print your CE certificate. You are responsible for submitting your certificate to your employer for your professional development hours or to ACVREP for your continuing education credits.
Topics will include but are not limited to employment, technology, health and leisure, orientation and mobility, self-advocacy, braille, low vision, and much more.
Hotel Details
Room rates at the Hyatt are $99 per night (single or double occupancy), $124 (triple occupancy) and $149 (quadruple occupancy), plus tax, which is currently 17.2%. To make reservations online, go to https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/DFWRD/G-AMCB.
If you prefer to make reservations by phone, call (214) 651-1234, and use group codeG-AMCB. The Hyatt is located at 300 Reunion Blvd. The cut-off date to make reservations is Monday, June 9, so don’t delay! Make your reservations today!
For any convention-related questions, please contact Janet Dickelman, convention chair, at (651) 428-5059 or via e-mail, [email protected].
Staying in Touch
The convention announce list will be filled to the brim with information. To subscribe to the list, send a blank e-mail to [email protected]. If you received updates for the 2024 convention, you do not need to re-subscribe to the list.
Upcoming Articles
In the April ACB Braille Forum, read about how to rent a wheelchair in Dallas, get certified for paratransit, order dog food delivered to your room, obtain assistance at the airport, and find out all about convention registration.
The May and June convention articles will feature overviews of what our special-interest affiliates, ACB committees, and business partners have planned in 2025.